Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-15
OUR POST MASTERS.
The IConventIon at washIngton-FOrmu-
latlng Their Demands.

Inc tCOnVentlon AT "ashlnRUOn-fO OrInu-
latlng Their Demands.
WASHINGTON, December l4.-After q
brief and unimportant session this morn
ing the convention of third and fourth
class postmasters adjourned to visit the
Postoffice Department, ami pay their re-
spects to First Postmaster General Steven
son and Postmaster General Villas.
The National convention of third and
fourth class postmasters adopted the fol-
lowing as the basis of a bill to be here
after formulated and presented to Congress;
1--WE recommend that the government
shall allow to pOstmasters of the third and
fourth class, all the revenue which may
accrue from the rent of the boxes in their
offices. We also recommend and request
that the expenses of rental, light and fuel
shall be borne by the government, believ-
ing as we do, that such items of expense
are properly chargeable to the approprla-
tion for the support and maintenance of
the postal service. We further recommend
that the government allow to officers Of the
third class an amount sufficient to employ
a competent clerical force to properly con-
DuSlueSS VI Illt
1t is recommended that the expense of
rent, light and fuel of fourth class offices
be allowed by the eGovernment upon the fol-
lowing basis: On salary of $50 per year,
and not to exceed $50, $25; on salary OF
exceeding $50 per year, and not to exceed
$500, $50; on salary exceeding $500 per
year, and not TO exceed $500, $40; on a
salary exceeding $500 per year, ahd not to
exceed $50, 800; on o salary exceeding
$3.50, and not TO exceed 81 200, $50.
II is also recommended that clerk hire be
allowed in separating offices where mails
are separated for other offices, as follows
Ono mail per week, $40 per year; two
mails, $50; three mails per week, $50; one
mail daily, $50 per yeor; two mails, 800;
three mails, $3.50; four mails $3.50; five or
more daily, $500 per year.
We recommend that all railway postal
clerks he supplied with a suitable govern
ment card, on which they may report to
postmasteEs the amount Of mail matter OF
all classes that may be deposited in their
Cags, and that these cards shall be address
ed to the postmasters at each and every Of
flee where such mail matter may be placed
on mail trains, and that the postmaster shall
be entitled TO take credit in his quarterly
reports upon the value of the stamps cam
Celled as reported upon said Government
cards 1t Is recommended that no post.
master receive less compensation than
$25 year, aud that fourth-Class pOstmasters
receive 100 per cent of the first
one hundred dollars of stamps
cancelled, 60 per cent OF the next 800, 90
per cent of the next 5000, and 10 per cent
of the balance until the commission
amounts to 800, exclusive OF box rent
II is recommended that when the
commission cancellations amount to 81, ,0UO
per fiscal year, or when the gross receipts
mount to 81, 800 for any one year, eXclu-
sve Of the money order business, it shall
be declared third-Class Office.
A series OF resolutions was adopted,
heartily endorsing the administration of
President Cleveland, and expressing their
appreciation of the efforts Of Postmaster
General Villas and First Assistant Post
master General Stevenson 10 improve the
postal service.
The convention adjourned until tO-mor-
,pu,